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Lake Forest, CA vs Miami, FL

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- Miami is 0% more densely populated than Lake Forest.
- People are 26.4% less likely to be married in Miami.
- The Median Age is 0.2 years younger in Miami.
 Lake Forest, CAMiami, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock440,807329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.938.4
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 Population - 201077,506  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock362,470285,036,114
 Population - 199058,656  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock30.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now45.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock12,246.093.4
 Land Area16.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock20.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lake Forest, CAMiami, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Lake Forest, CAMiami, FLUnited States
 White49.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock13.6%12.2%
 Asian18.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock72.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lake Forest, CAMiami, FLUnited States
 Married Population55.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.3%50.2%
 Never Married30.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.6%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.382.60
 Households29,870  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock100,10680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,193  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Lake Forest    16 Reviews

I've lived in Lake Forest for over a decade, before that elsewhere in OC and also up in LA. Lake Forest isn't perfect but it's really improved over the past decade,  More

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As a retired senior who has lived in Lake Forest (formerly El Toro) since 1977 I think LF is a great place if you can afford it. When we moved here in June '77 homes  More

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I’ve lived here for 2 years. Ok, it’s more like a 4 but there are so many idiots downplaying what it’s like here and giving Lake Forest ones and twos. There are a lot of  More

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Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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